The projection seemed high-quality when we saw it this afternoon in a dark room, thanks to the 15 lumens of brightness that it emits, but we'll spend more time with the device over the next few days.

While the projector can mirror anything on your phone screen, Samsung appears to be targeting the device more toward the younger set for sharing photos and videos than it is to the business set.

There's no official word yet on the when and where it will be released, or pricing of the unlocked, global version I saw today, but it is expected to land sometime during the second quarter. For more-detailed specifications and images, be sure to check out this Samsung Galaxy Beam photo tour.

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Jessica Dolcourt reviews smartphones and cell phones, covers handset news, and pens the monthly column Smartphones Unlocked. A senior editor, she started at CNET in 2006 and spent four years reviewing mobile and desktop software before taking on devices.
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